Battleground (1949)
Directed by William Wellman this film stars Van Johnson, John Hodiak and James Whitmore. A fictional squad take part in the Battle of the Bulge in World War 2 as part of the 101st Airborne Division that was trapped in Bastonge.
Coming so shortly after the completion of WW2 this was one of the first films to take a more realistic look at the nature of the war rather than being a propaganda piece. For the most part accuracy is observed, although there are some deviations, and the film does a good job of capturing the conditions of the battle. The only down side to the ensemble nature of the film is that there are maybe too many characters to follow and the film lacks a certain narrative focus.
4/5
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